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Florida Hospital Payments Lawsuit Gets Go-Ahead
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A federal appeals court Thursday cleared the way for eight South Florida hospitals to pursue a lawsuit against a health insurer in [...]
Florida Elections Bill Draws First Amendment Challenges In 3 Lawsuits
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After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major elections bill Wednesday, legal battles immediately began about new restrict [...]
Florida Man Shielded By ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law In Tree-Cutting Crew Gun Case
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Pointing to the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law, an appeals court Wednesday said a South Florida man [...]
Conviction Overturned In Florida ‘Treatment Facility’ Sexual Misconduct Case
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In what could be a first-of-its-kind case in Florida, an appeals court Wednesday tossed out the conviction of a treatment-facility [...]
Court Urged To Hear Florida Elections Law Fight
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Voting-rights groups want a full federal appeals court to take up a fight about whether a 2021 Florida elections law made c [...]
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Judge Meredith Sasso To Florida Supreme Court
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Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Judge Meredith Sasso to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. Judge Sasso is currently t [...]
Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Florida International University COVID-19 Shutdown
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After a series of similar rulings, an appeals court has rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that students filed against Flori [...]
Lawsuit Targets Florida School District’s Book Removal
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A free-speech organization, a major book publisher, authors, and parents of schoolchildren filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alle [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Gets Windshield Lawsuit Crackdown
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The Legislature on Tuesday formally sent a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to curb lawsuits over insurance claims [...]
Judge Agrees With Florida AG Moody, Keeps Block Of Biden Admin Immigration Policy In Place
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
A federal judge late Monday refused to put on hold a ruling that blocked a new Biden administration immigrat [...]